Man arrested in girlfriend's shooting death after claiming she shot herself

Published 12:37 pm, Wednesday, August 19, 2015

A 23-year-old man has been accused in the shooting death of his girlfriend after he initially told police the woman shot herself Tuesday at a home in northwest Houston.

Mario Abigail Ramirez is charged with murder in the death of 23-year-old Aileen Gardenia Nava about 4:20 a.m. in the 1100 block of Blalock, according to the Houston Police Department.

Police said officers were sent to the residence regarding a shooting. When the officers arrived, Ramirez met them and told them Nava had shot herself. She died at the scene.

After they questioned Ramirez, homicide investigators determined he was a suspect in the shooting. He was arrested without incident. Police did not release details that indicated Ramirez was the gunman.